Correctly Calibrated

Full Paragon

"Oh I see the problem," Shepard said to herself as she cast herself into the stream that would unite organic and synthetic life. "It's not calibrated properly."

She reached out with her conciousness. There, not as good as Garrus, but enough to transmit the energy without destroying the mass relays. In fact with a bit of refinement. Her mind, her soul touched, every living thing within the galaxy. She made her offer some asked for time to think about it, some asked to be left as they were and some accepted straight away. She touched the keepers and asked them one last favour before she set them free. They built a smaller devices for those that wanted to weigh their options first. The insect like aliens were set free. Some decided to remain, others began to make plans to travel to parts unknown.

That done, it was now only a matter of form. Yes that would do for her and many of the her friends decided the same. She was glad that the rest of the galaxy chose a multitude of different ideas and got really creative. It was done and the new Shepard flew out of the stream and danced through space alongside the Normandy. Soon she was joined by Liara, Traynor, Garrus and Tali. Joker and EDI remained on board eager to see if the gift of synthesis had made being physically intimate a less delicate affair.

So what now Liara asked her mouth moved with the words but her companions heard it as a thought.

I was thinking Ilos Shepard grinned

First lets just enjoy the show Traynor suggested

Indeed it was a beautiful sight as the ground forces came up to join them either in ships or now under their own power. Some of the Reapers were quietly leaving while others decided they would like to join the rest of the galaxy. Tali removed her mask as she no longer needed it.

Guys I think I can feel the solar wind she said as she removed some more layers of her suit. Soon word came that Krogan females who had accepted Shepard's gift had began coming in through the relay to reunite with their males. Saturn's rings became a dance floor as they shared their tender moments. The Williams sisters had an impromptu reunion at Tranquillity base. And even Javik decided to postpone his atonement to the men he lost so long ago so he could see the new wonders of the galaxy. After a week the party in the Sol system began to wind down and the crew of the Normandy decided now was the time to go their separate ways. Traynor and Allers had decided to document the new civilisation for prosperity. Their first stop was a rebuilding Thessia. Everyone else suspect the next time they saw they pair they would probably have married. Garrus and Tali decided to go build that house on Rannoch together, stopping by Palaven to check on Garrus's family on the way. Joker and EDI received permission to point the Normandy towards unexplored space and left with a crew consisting of people from every space faring species, and one very polite yahg. Ash and Vega decided to help the millitaries move over to a more policing role. Jack returned with her students to Grissom academy, with Miranda and Oriana in tow. Kasumi planned some new capers and was vague about were she was headed. Grunt, Wrex and Jacob all returned to their new families. Samara returned to the Ardat-Yakshi monastery to mourn her two deceased daughters and celebrate her remaining one could now have a real life thanks to the changes synthesis had made . A few of the other crew decided just to hang around earth and help with the rebuilding. Finally Shepard and Liara used the Charon relay to leave the Sol System.

Even more exciting then when we drove the Mako through the conduit Shepard remarked after the first jump.

Eventually they did end up on Ilos. They had taken the time to visit the graves of fallen friends and lament that they couldn't share this new era but rejoice that their sacrifices had not been in vain. After Ilos who knew what was next, the galaxy after all was an amazing place full of possibilities.

Selfish Renegade

Through the pain Shepard realised something.

"Damn thing isn't calibrated properly," she swore to herself. "Should have gotten Garrus to give this thing the once over."

She gritted her teeth and willed the calibration to happen. It wasn't quite the epic tweak Garrus could give the guns but it was enough to stop the energy release from destroying the relay network. She then reached out. The reapers we're now hers. It was time to do something about them. She turned their weapons on each other. When she got bored of that she bid them to tear each other apart limb from limb. Some she sent into the black hole beyond the omega 4 relay. Others into the hearts of stars. Anyway she could think of that might kill a reaper she tried. Soon there was only on left. A single destroyer. She smiled as she imagined the throngs of the galaxy cheering the destruction. She finally let herself become truly one with that last reaper. Her frail human and cybernetic body was gone. Her new body was the only one of its kind now in existence.

She adjusted the broadcast equipment so that it wouldn't send messages in that reaper voice that always kind of got on her nerves.

"This is Commander Shepard," she said. "I am in control of the last surviving reaper, we've won."

"I'll leave the rebuilding to everyone else," she said after the cheers died down. "And honestly you probably won't ever hear from me again."

"Why is that Shepard?" Admiral Hackett asked.

"I'm resigning," Shepard said. "I've just got to pick up my future wife and ask an AI about fabricating a realistic recreation of my physical body."

"What's that mean?" Liara asked worried over the communications channel everyone was listening to.

"Umm..." Shepard muttered. "I sort of need it to continue the physical aspect of our relationship."

"And why is that?" Liara asked in a tone that indicate this would go very badly for Shepard if she answered wrong.

"I'm kinda a reaper now."

"What!"

"Liara please don't be mad. I know what they did to your mother but I've turned off all indoctrination signals. I'm in the process of deleting all information about the process and I'm setting all weapons controls to only respond to your commands. And I'm just pretty sure this is the only way I can live as long as you do."

"When I come aboard you better know we will be having a nice long talk," Liara growled. "And consider yourself lucky I just might have plans for a robotic replica of you in the files from my other job."

A few months later Shepard and Liara were preparing to set out.

"Have you forgiven me yet?" Shepard asked through the robotic body she could remotely operate from the true seat of her conciousness.

"Almost," Liara admitted. "But first to Ilos."

"Of course mistress."